The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
FGRPY-EINTH Ess.
Senate,

MONDAY, Dec. 20.-On motion OF Mr.
Hoar, the Pacific Railroad funding bill was
postponed as q special order until the Sec
ond Tuesday II January. Messrs. SpooDer
and Henderson were, on their own re-
quests excused from further service on the
committee on epidemic diseases and on the
committee on transportation to the sea-
board, respectively. The Chair subse-
quently appointed Mr. Spooner as chair
man of the committee on claims in place of
Mr.. Pike, deceased. The efollowing bills and
resolutions were passed. The Senate bill
for the relief of Bessie s. Gilmore Ito re-
deem three United States bonds stolen
from her and afterward destroyed by the
thief; Senate joint resolution author
izing the secretary of war to accept a tract
OF land on Lake Michigan, twenty-five
miles from Chicago, donated by the Com
mercial Club OF Chicago, for military pur-
poses; Senate bill for the examination Of
claims of the state of Missouri on account
OF payments to her militia for services in
suppression OF the rebellion; the House bill
for the relief OF the survivors OF the ex-
pioring steamer Jeanette and the widows
and children Of those who perished IN the
retreat from the wreck OF that vessel in the
Arctic seas. The House bill to grant the
Maricopa & Phenix Railway Company, of
Arizona, the right OF way through the
Gila River Indian Reservation was taken
asked
TUESDAY, Dec. 21.-Mr. Cullom called up
the Interstate commerce bill and Mr. Will
son, OF Iowa, spoke IN favor of it's passage.
biiis were passed fixing the price of pass
ports at 81; supplying the public printing
deficiency; appointing james B. Angel, OF
Michigan, member OF the board OF regents
of the Smithsonian Institute.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22.-Mr. Edmunds,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported bin to provide for the execu-
tlon OF article OF the treaty with China
OF November II, 1880, on the subject of
the opium traffic. Mr.. Conger, from the
committee on commerce, reported bill to
authorize the construction and mainte-
| nance OF bridge across the Missouri River
by the Duluth & Black Hills Railway
Company. Calendar. Mr.. Hoar offered
resolution directing the commit
tee on commerce to report in the
river and harbor bill, as to each public
work for which an appropriation is made,
wherein the facts which render such appro-
priation advisable and of national i'm
portance, and the condition of the work if
begun. Adopted. The resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Dawes, instructing the com
mIttee on finance to inquire into and re-
port what specific reductions can be made
in the customs duties and internal taxes
economical expenses of the government
without impairing the prosperity Of home
industries or the compensation of home
labor, was taken up and adopted. The
Senate then adjourned until January 4.
House.
MONDAY, Dec. 20.-Mr. Hiseock moved
to suspend the rules and pass q bill re-
latlng to the duties on tobacco, but after
debate the motion was lost. Mr.. Forney
n l 70 .n,aA In
pass the Senate bill, amending the statutes
making an annual appropriation to pro-
vide arms and equipments for the
militia, with an amendment proposed
by the House committee making
the annual appropriation 100000.
Agreed to-yeas, 1913; nays, 40.
Mr.. Aldrich offered concurrent resolution
requesting the President to enter into ne
gctiations with the governments of the
principal sugar-producing countries, with
view OF securing agreements by which the
United States shall agree 20 admit free of
duty sugar and molasses, the produce of
such countries or their colonies, when
transported IN vessels under the flag of
either contracting party, and on which su-
gar and T1olasses no export tax or export
charge has been levied, on condition that
such governments shall admit into their
respective countries or sugar producing
colonies Gree ofduty) the mineral, ngricult-
ural ana manufactured products OF the
United States. Laid on tie table.
TUESDAY, Dec. 21.-The Senate amend.
ments to the bill for the relief OF survivors
of the Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette
were concurred in; also the Senate amend
ments to the urgent deficiency bill. The
House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Cox, of New York. in the chair,
on the military appropriation bill. On
motion of Mr.. Bragg (Wis.), an amend
ment was adopted providing that when
any officer, travelling on duty, travels on
any railroad on which United States troops
are entitled to be transported free OF
charge, he shall be allowed only cents
mile as subsistence fund. The bin then
passed.
WEDNESDAY, Dee. ga bill was passed
granting to the ST. Paul. Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad the right OF way
through certain Indian reservations in
Northern Montana and Northwestern Da-
kota. The Oklahoma bin was taken up,
but no action was reached. Adjourned TO
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